IPL 2018: 7 common things between the 2011 WC Final and the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Superkings game

#5 A special knock by one of the top three

Gambhir was the unsung hero in the final

When chasing a big score, you need one of your top three to fire. Luckily for both India and CSK, they had someone.

For India, it was the ever so elegant Gautam Gambhir, who played a special knock of 97 which guided India to the World Cup title.

For CSK, Ambati Rayudu played that special knock. His brilliant 82 resurrected the chase and helped the Super Kings overhaul RCB's daunting total and silence the Chinnaswamy crowd.